How to Keep Your Microsoft Teams Green Status
Microsoft Teams makes it easy to stay in touch with your work colleagues, and the built-in activity status is an easy way to see if your colleague or boss is available. However, if your workplace requires you to be available at all times, you don’t want your MS Teams status to change from Available (green) to Away (yellow). Luckily, there are several workarounds.
Microsoft Teams will typically keep your status as “Active” until it detects that your device is idle or in sleep mode, at which point it will change to “Away.” Your status will also change to Away if you’re not actively using Teams or if it’s been running in the background for more than five minutes.
How to set your status in Teams
The easiest way is to manually set your Teams status to Available (green). To do this in the Teams desktop app, click your profile icon in the top left corner. You should see the word “Available” under your name and email address. Clicking on it will reveal a drop-down menu with other status options. If your status is not already set to Available (green), you can use the drop-down menu to change it or reset your status.
How to Set a Status Message in Teams on Windows
One way is to use the built-in status message in Microsoft Teams. To set it up, open the Teams app and click your profile icon in the top right corner. Next, click on the message “Set status” . A text box will appear in which you can type something like “I’m available even if Teams shows I’m not.” Below the text box it should say “Clear status message after” with a drop down menu. From this menu, select how long you want your status message to display and click Done.
How to set a status message in Teams on mobile
To set a status message in the Teams Android and iOS apps, tap your profile icon in the top left corner and under your status, tap Set Status Message . You will see a text box where you can write your message, and below the text box there will be options for how long you want it to appear, then click the check mark to save.
How to change power settings in Windows
As mentioned earlier, Teams will automatically change your status to Away when your computer goes to sleep. One workaround is to adjust your computer’s power settings so that it never goes into sleep mode. To do this in Windows, open Settings and select System , then select Power and Sleep from the menu on the left. In the Display section, in the drop-down list, change the When plugged in and When on battery options to Never . Under Sleep, change the When plugged in and When on battery settings to Never . Now your Windows PC won’t go to sleep and your Teams status will remain active.
How to Change Power Settings on Mac
To change it on a Mac, go to System Preferences and select Battery. Then go to “Power Adapter” and change the slider under “Turn off display after” to “Never.” Your Teams status on Mac should now remain active.
How to Install Caffeine to Keep Your Teams Status Active on Windows
Another workaround is to use an app called Caffeine for Windows: it will keep your computer in sleep mode to keep your Teams status active. First, visit this website and download the Caffeine app. Once Caffeine is installed, the application will appear in the lower right corner of the Windows toolbar. By hovering over the icon, you can choose how long your computer will stay awake: forever or for a specific period of time.
How to Install Amphetamine to Keep Your Commands Active on Mac
The Mac workaround is an app called Amphetamine, which is the Mac equivalent of caffeine. First, download the Amphetamine app from the Mac App Store. Once downloaded, open the app and an icon will appear in your Mac’s toolbar at the top of the screen. By clicking the icon, you can choose how long your Mac stays awake.